General Information
Shellfish Protection District Name
Annas Bay
County
Mason
Websites and Links
Annas Bay Closure Response Strategy (PDF)
MCPH WQ Standard Operating Procedures (includes PIC SOP)
Geographic Boundaries
The Annas Bay Shellfish Protection District is bordered on the west by Hwy 101 and runs south from Potlatch State Park to Brockdale Road; it then follows the ridgeline north to Union. It includes the lower Skokomish watershed, but does not include entirety of the watershed. The Annas Bay SPD lies adjacent to the Lower Hood Canal Shellfish Protection District, which includes all of Hood Canal located east of Annas Bay to the terminous at Belfair.
Primary Point of Contact
Name: Seth Book (Mason County Public Health was the lead agency but Seth can be contacted for background information)
Agency: Skokomish Tribe (Mason County Public Health is lead agency for project)
Phone: 360.877.5213 x 2204
Email: sbook@skokomish.org
Year Created
2005
Reason Created
300 acres of shellfish beds were downgraded from Approved to Prohibited.
Work Completed
June 30, 2008. 300 acres shellfish beds were upgraded from Prohibited to Approved.
Members and Stakeholders
Appointed
n/a
Non-Appointed
- Taylor Shellfish Company
- Mason Conservation District
- Mason County Department of Public Health Water Quality Program
- Mason County Department of Community Development Planning Division
- Mason County Department of Utilities and Waste Management (MCDUWM)
- Skokomish Tribe Natural Resources Department
- Skokomish Tribe Department of Fisheries
- Puget Sound Action Team
- Hood Canal Coordinating Council
- UW Sea Grant, WSU Mason County Extension
- Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
- Washington State Department of Ecology
- Washington State Department of Health
- Washington State Department of Agriculture
- Washington State Parks
Funding Sources
Grants
Centennial grant of $106,755 helped fund a project of $142,340.
Agency Funds
County provided approximately $35,585 as matching funds for the grant
Taxes and Fees
n/a
Loans (including Craft3)
Offered Shorebank (now Craft3) OSS repair or replacement loan information to homeowners.
